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    Default Weird! How does this work?

    I tried it with my home phone and my cell phone, and both worked. Trippy.

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    Default Re: Weird! How does this work?

    Yes, I want to know how this works. I've seen it before. I've always been amazed.

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    Default Re: Weird! How does this work?

    BTW, for you Australians and others with an 8-digit phone number, it still works... just put in the first four digits when it says to do the first three.

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    Wow that is strange

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    Default Re: Weird! How does this work?

    Three hunters decide to get a motel room for the night.

    Reservation clerk charges them $30, so each hunter puts in $10.

    Later the clerk realizes that for 3 occupants, the room price is $25.

    Not knowing how to divide $5 refund evenly among 3 people, he decides to give each hunter $1 and keep $2 for himself.

    So now each hunter has actually put in $9, and the clerk kept $2.

    $9 x 3 = $27, and plus $2 the clerk kept = $29.

    So where is the extra dollar?

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    Default Re: Weird! How does this work?

    not weird or magic but simple algebra-

    if you're phone# is xxx-yyyy:

    (( 80 * xxx + 1) * 250 + yyyyy + yyyyy - 250) / 2

    multiply through:
    ((20,000 * xxx) + 250 + (2 * yyyy) - 250) / 2

    divide each term by 2:
    (20,000 * xxx / 2) + (250 / 2) + (2 * yyyy / 2) - (250 / 2)

    simplify:
    10,000 * xxx + 125 + yyyy - 125

    10,000 * xxx + yyyy = xxxyyyy qed

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    What was supposed to happen? I did it 4 different times and it wasnt anything special...

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    Default Re: Weird! How does this work?

    Quote Originally Posted by VegasM View Post
    Three hunters decide to get a motel room for the night.

    Reservation clerk charges them $30, so each hunter puts in $10.

    Later the clerk realizes that for 3 occupants, the room price is $25.

    Not knowing how to divide $5 refund evenly among 3 people, he decides to give each hunter $1 and keep $2 for himself.

    So now each hunter has actually put in $9, and the clerk kept $2.

    $9 x 3 = $27, and plus $2 the clerk kept = $29.

    So where is the extra dollar?
    it's not $9 x 3 + $2 = $29, it's $9 x 3 - $2 = $25 which is what the hunters paid.

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